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NewsOne.com serves as a key resource for news and information concerning the Black community in America. The site features original articles, a variety of viewpoints, engaging photos, videos, and interactive polls, all aimed at enhancing readers' awareness of current events and their significance to Black lives. Owned by iONE Digital (formerly known as Interactive One), NewsOne is part of the top digital media platform that connects brands with Urban Enthusiasts. iONE Digital is a division of Urban One, Inc. (Nasdaq: UONEK) and reaches over 25 million digital consumers each month through its network of websites, which includes prominent brands like NewsOne, Bossip, MadameNoire, HipHopWired, CassiusLife, Global Grind, HelloBeautiful, BlackPlanet, and A Space for Creators, along with other properties and affiliates owned by Urban One. The company also runs ONE Solution, a multi-platform sales division that provides advertisers with opportunities across digital, television, and radio, alongside its award-winning content studio, ONE X.

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Fishing While Black: White Man Arrested After Hurling Rocks And Racial Slurs At Black Father And Daughter

3 days ago | newsone.com | Zack Linly

A white racist in Ayer, Massachusetts, has gotten himself arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of assault to intimidate, including anti-Black bias — all because he couldn’t mind his Klan-ish, Caucasian business while a Black father and daughter enjoyed a fishing trip together.
SCOTUS Refuses To Review Discrimination Case By Black Dancer Allegedly Told By Club Owners There Were 'Too Many Black Girls'

4 days ago | newsone.com | Zack Linly

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by a Black dancer in Houston, Texas, who claims she has been discriminated against by several Houston clubs that place limits on how many Black women they will hire to perform.
Is Abstinence Really ‘Not for Everyone?’ Rethinking The Narrative For Believers

4 days ago | newsone.com | Danica Daniel

Let’s just be real: there’s this running message in and outside the church that says abstinence is only for a particular “type” of Christian. You know, the super spiritual ones. The ones who don’t struggle. The ones who aren’t dating. Or the ones who are “called to singleness forever.” Somehow, we’ve watered down abstinence to a suggestion, instead of seeing it as what it is, a call to holiness. And I get it.
Tulsa's 1st Black Mayor Proposes Reparations Plan For Descendants Of Race Massacre, But Will It Work In Trump's America?

4 days ago | newsone.com | Zack Linly

Tulsa, Oklahoma’s first Black mayor has proposed a reparations plan (of sorts) for the descendants of one of the most notorious and horrific race massacres in America’s history, but can such a proposal come to fruition in a state that has, multiple times, denied reparations to the actual survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre?
Former Black California Mayors Supply $1M In Wildfire Relief To Black Altadena Residents

4 days ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Danielle Jennings

The last few months have been a true testament to the resilience and strength of the residents of Altadena, whose community was forever changed after the Eaton wildfires ravaged through the area back in January. The rebuilding process is still in its early stages five months later, but a recent relief aid hopes to speed up the process and lessen the financial burden, specifically on Black residents who are finding it hard to secure the funds necessary to rebuild.
Op-Ed: Democrats Need To Run Towards, Not Away From, The Discomfort Of Questions About Health

4 days ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Michael Arceneaux

During a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, CNN’s Jake Tapper, the co-author of Original Sin, which argues “The original sin of Election 2024 was Biden’s decision to run for re-election — followed by aggressive efforts to hide his cognitive diminishment,” managed to further piss off some already enraged Democrats by claiming the decision for Joe Biden to seek a second term is a scandal possibly worse than Watergate. “It is a scandal,” Tapper said.
Op-Ed: Misogynoir Is Why Many Black Women Don't Care That Telvin Osborne's Killer Won't Be Charged

1 week ago | newsone.com | Zack Linly

Last week, a grand jury in Burke County, Georgia, dismissed charges against 25-year-old Hannah Cobb, who, in February, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, 30-year-old Telvin Osborne.
What The Data Reveals

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Rodney D. Coates

Few issues in the U.S. today are as controversial as diversity, equity and inclusion – commonly referred to as DEI. Although the term didn’t come into common usage until the 21st century, DEI is best understood as the latest stage in a long American project.
The Top 10 Disco Divas Of All Time

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris

Updated: May 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM ESTDisco should never be forgotten. Take a trip with NewsOne as we remember the top ten “divas” of the disco era — female artists who symbolized the times with their style and who sang their way into the hearts and consciousness of fans across the globe. This Memphis-born singer’s name is virtually synonymous with her huge, outsized 1979 disco hit, “Ring My Bell.” Like so many disco divas of the era, Ward (b.
Kool & The Gang Band Member Michael Sumler Dies At 71

1 week ago | newsone.com | D. L. Chandler

Michael Sumler, the longtime hype man for the Kool & The Gang band, died over Memorial Day Weekend after his vehicle was involved in a crash. Michael Sumler, also known as Chicago Mike, was a member of the band for several years. Local outlet Fox 5 Atlanta reports that last Saturday (May 24), Michael Sumler was driving from the town of Mableton, Ga., after a performance at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre that evening.